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The Browns made it official Friday with a 117-word press release, or one per headache Johnny Manziel caused them. The team announced they had waived Manziel, which everyone knew was coming from the time they washed their hands of him the week of the Super Bowl. The release was straightforward, with no quotes from anyone…

Jason Pierre-Paul is staying in New York. The Giants are bringing back the defensive end, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, per a source informed of the move. Around The NFL will have more on this story soon…

“In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk. I threw a touchdown in that same game to Marvin Harrison, who would be inducted into the Hall of Fame this August. The quarterback for our opponent, the Miami Dolphins, was, after my dad, my favorite player — Hall of Famer Dan Marino, who on the first third down of the game completed a 25-yard skinny post. And it was the damndest throw I’d ever seen. Later, I completed a pass to tight end Marcus Pollard down the middle and somebody hit me really hard and after I got up I told myself, ‘I know I can play in this league.”

When an archrival hangs it up, you’d think the other guy in the equation would celebrate. Peyton Manning walking away from football on Sunday should equate some level of excitement from Tom Brady, right? Totally wrong. The Patriots quarterback issued a statement on Sunday praising Manning as someone who “changed the game forever.” And in an interview with Peter King of TheMMQB.com, Brady was asked what it will be like to not have Manning to play against for the first time…

Paul Flannery wrote about why the NBA trade deadline was so quiet in his latest Sunday Shootaround, and one piece of the theory has stuck with me: certain teams were hesitant to make blockbuster moves because their odds of actually knocking off the historic Warriors or the near-historic Spurs in the playoffs would remain nil.

The top free agent on the board may sign a new contract before free agency starts. The Broncos are pushing for a long-term contract extension for pass rusher Von Miller and are optimistic that a deal will get done, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. There are no details on what kind of financial terms…